Wednesday was a big day in North Carolina as anyone 16 or older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination. This is a huge step in reopening the state and getting coronavirus infections down.
Vaccine providers have been working around the clock and so far, more than 5 million shots have been given in the state.
Four months ago, when the first shipments of vaccine arrived in the state, experts didn't think eligibility would be opened to everyone so quickly. Gov. Roy Cooper said vaccines are going out faster than they anticipated, and it's obvious inside of the vaccine clinics in the Charlotte area.
Since Novant Health opened its east Charlotte clinic in early February, they’ve given more than 35,000 shots there. Shots that give people what they've waited so long for, protection and some freedom.
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